Annotation:Wiggington Windmill
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WIGGINGTON WINDWILL. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.
There are a number of Wiggintons in England. However, there is one Wigginton, with occasional reference to it as Wiggington, near York, North Yorkshire [1] which used to have a pub called The Windmill Inn. It ceased to be a pub in July 1939 and is now a private residence called Windmill House [2]. My supposition is that this is the the village and pub referred to in the title of this tune. Given it is published in A Northern Lass, this more northerly village is also likely. I have not been able to find any other information on, or source for, the tune.
[Note to editor: If you are happy with the above edit, then the reference to Wigginton in Lichfield district below could perhaps be deleted, please. Many thanks, Taz Tarry]
Wigginton [3] is a village in the district of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; p. 33.
Recorded sources: Grand Union - "Good to Dance to, 1st Five" (1998).